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HRV in a bit more detail

Over the next several posts I will attempt to provide a little more depth to the typical explanations of heart rate variability that I’ve provided in the past. I will be displaying ECG data and HRV software screen shots to provide a better visual representation of HRV analysis. I will present and discuss things like;

How HRV data is often collected and analyzed

ECG basics

What respiratory sinus arrhythmia looks like

What an ectopic beat looks like

What a tachogram is and looks like (HRV software)

Comparing athlete to non-athlete ECG/HRV data

Looking at supine and standing ECG/HRV data

Looking at paced vs. spontaneous breathing data and how it affects HRV

Showing how subtle errors can impact an HRV measurement

Discussing HRV research questions that my colleague and I are investigating here in our lab

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